Assess
A detailed history and a thorough examination of movement, strength and the affected area. You leave knowing what is wrong, why it happened and exactly what we are going to do about it.
The Physio Rooms
Western Medical Acupuncture in London
Western medical acupuncture from AACP-registered chartered physiotherapists: fine needles placed at specific sites after a proper diagnosis to help settle persistent musculoskeletal pain, always as one part of a wider plan rather than a treatment on its own.
What happens at your first appointment?
Your first visit is a full 60-minute assessment: a detailed history, then testing of how you move, how strong you are and what the painful area is actually doing. We explain the working diagnosis in plain English and agree a plan with you before any treatment starts.
You leave with a written summary and a home programme, emailed the same day and loaded into the Move Health app so the technique stays right between visits.
Acupuncture can help you to:
Take the edge off persistent pain
Where pain has been present for months and is limiting what you can do, acupuncture can help reduce it enough to make the active parts of your rehabilitation possible. NICE lists acupuncture as an option to consider in chronic primary pain.
Get moving again when pain is blocking progress
The value is usually indirect. Easing symptoms creates a window in which you can load the tissue, complete your exercises and make the progress that actually resolves the problem. It is a means to that end, not the end itself.
Add something when hands-on treatment has plateaued
If manual therapy and exercise have taken you most of the way but symptoms are lingering, acupuncture is a reasonable next thing to try within an existing plan. A course usually gives longer-lasting relief than a single session.
Have it delivered by someone who knows your case
Your acupuncture is given by the same physiotherapist who assessed you and knows the diagnosis, the history and the plan. It is chosen because it fits your presentation, not offered as a standalone service to everyone who walks in.
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I saw Amanda for a problem I've been having with a painful shoulder. She explained to me what the problem was, did a thorough treatment session and gave me some exercises to do to improve it. Very professional and friendly, I highly recommend her.
I first visited Amanda following a maisonneuve fracture. That day I walked 107 steps in a camboot with two crutches. I have visited weekly. Yesterday I walked 13,315 steps (no crutches, no boot). The transformation is truly amazing.
I booked with Michelle for my first appointment. When I stood up I said to her it feels like heaven as my continuous back pain had totally gone. I was totally pain free for 7 hours so bless you Michelle.
Excellent treatment of my lower back and related sciatica injuries from CrossFit. Definitely my go-to therapist when in dire need of pain relief.
Fees and booking
You can refer yourself, with no GP letter needed, and book online in a couple of minutes at whichever clinic is easier to reach.
- Initial consultation: £120 for 60 minutes, including assessment and treatment plan
- Follow-up: £95 for 60 minutes, or £75 for 30 minutes
- Sports massage: £85 for 60 minutes, or £55 for 30 minutes
- Self-referral: book directly, no GP referral required
- Open Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm, at both London clinics
- A written plan and a home programme emailed the same day, every time
From injury to longevity
the Origin Health journey
Most people arrive with something that hurts. What happens after that is the part most clinics leave to chance. We treat the problem, rebuild the capacity you lost, then keep you strong enough that it stays fixed.
Treat
Hands-on manual therapy chosen for your presentation, with Western medical acupuncture or soft-tissue work added where they help. Treatment is not the goal in itself: it opens the window to move and load properly.
Rebuild
Progressive, coached exercise rehabilitation restores the strength and load tolerance you lost, with full gym facilities at both clinics. This is the stage that decides whether the fix lasts.
Stay well
Each follow-up measures you against your own baseline. We discharge you when you have the strength and the tools to manage alone, with clinical Pilates, sports massage and golf screening on hand to keep you there.
The starting point for better health. Our clinics work together to take you from injury, through recovery and performance, to the kind of health that holds up for decades. One team, one plan, one record of where you started.
- Two London clinics: inside UNTIL at 280 Bishopsgate by Liverpool Street, and in Canary Wharf.
- Led by Amanda Yardley, an HCPC-registered, CSP-chartered physiotherapist with 15 years in the profession.
- Objective VALD strength and asymmetry testing, so progress is measured rather than guessed at.
What we treat
- Musculoskeletal physiotherapy for back, neck, shoulder and joint pain
- Progressive exercise rehabilitation, with full gym facilities at both clinics
- Sports and deep tissue massage for recovery and ongoing maintenance
- Western medical acupuncture within the AACP framework
- Post-operative and sports-injury rehabilitation
- Post-natal and paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- VALD strength and asymmetry testing for objective, tracked progress
- TPI golf physiotherapy movement screening with Amanda
2 Locations
Acupuncture across our two London clinics
- Liverpool Street 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB View location →
- Canary Wharf 30 South Colonnade, London E14 5HX View location →
Written and medically reviewed byAmanda Yardley, Physiotherapist & Founder · MCSP AACP APPI · HCPC-registered · Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP), within HCPC registration and CSP charter.
FAQ
FAQs
Does acupuncture hurt?
The needles are far finer than those used for injections and most people barely feel them going in. What you usually feel is a dull ache, heaviness or mild tingling around the site, which is the expected response. Sharp or lasting pain is not normal and we adjust immediately.
Is acupuncture charged separately?
No. Acupuncture is delivered within your physiotherapy appointment alongside manual therapy and exercise rehabilitation where it is appropriate, so the cost is simply the cost of that appointment: from £75 for a 30-minute follow-up.
How many acupuncture sessions will I need?
A course rather than a single session is usually needed for lasting relief, commonly four to six treatments alongside your rehabilitation. We review the response as we go, and if it is clearly not helping after two or three sessions we will stop and change tack.
Who should not have acupuncture?
It is not suitable if you have a bleeding disorder, take anticoagulant medication without clearance, have a local skin infection, or have a pacemaker where electroacupuncture is being considered. We screen for all of this before treating and will explain if it is not appropriate.
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